Tag: First XI Cricket
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Hampton First XI Cricket Tour: Barbados
in CricketBy James Eggleton The Hampton First XI cricket team went on their biannual cricket tour this spring break, their destination: Barbados. Despite the long flight, the journey passed quickly with the 18-strong squad in eager anticipation of the exciting Caribbean experience that lay ahead. Hit immediately with the 30°C heat, day one would be an…
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Cricket First XI Overcome Reed’s School in Dramatic Fashion
By Harry McLusky Despite the lack of sun and freezing temperatures (certainly unsuitable for cricket!) the 1st XI came out victorious against Reed’s School, winning by 2 wickets in a tense match, which culminated in a nail-biting finale. Playing only their second home game of the season so far, the 1st XI was looking to…
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India Tour Gallery: The best pictures from HSC’s special correspondent abroad
As Hampton’s 1st XI travelled to India for a spectacular tour, HSC were granted unprecedented access – here are the best photos.
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India Tour Diary: Behind the scenes on the 1st XI’s trip to the subcontinent
By Keiran Downer Day One – 26th December After a day full of festivities, the 19 strong contingent of staff and students congregated on Boxing Day to jet off to India. The flight gave us our first taste of India, with the majority of the plane food being surprisingly palatable. Day Two – 27th December…
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India tour review: 1st XI develop and grow in challenging conditions ahead of English summer
In some ways the bare statistics make sobering reading. One victory in six matches suggests this tough trip was a bridge too far for a young side still learning the technical and tactical sides of the game. There again, where better to learn than in the pressure cooker that is modern Indian.cricket? First, let’s ape…
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Battling Berg fails to prevent defeat in penultimate tour match
Hampton School 138 all out (38.4 overs, Berg 50) St. Kabir School Ahmedabad 141-2 (31.2 overs) St. Kabir School win by eight wickets A fighting innings of 50 by Jack Berg was the highlight for Hampton School’s cricketers in the fifth match of their Indian tour, but his innings failed to rescue the tourists from…
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1st XI secure first tour victory after destructive batting performance
Hampton School 159-7 (20 overs, Chandler 48) SGVP School Ahmedabad 117 all out (19.5 overs, Avant-Smith 2/8) Hampton win by 42 runs Hampton’s cricketers maintained their momentum into the second half of their Indian tour with a convincing victory in their opening Ahmedabad fixture this afternoon, the fourth match of the tour. Inspired by a…
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Mid-tour review: Losses don’t tell the whole story as 1st XI improve immeasurably in India
By HSC in Ahmedabad Hampton School’s cricketers completed the first leg of their Indian tour on New Year’s Eve after three memorable games in Mumbai. They now move on to Ahmedabad for the tour’s second leg, with three more matches on the menu. Spirits were high in the party following the thrilling third match, in…
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1st XI fall just short despite thrilling run-chase in final Mumbai match
Vengsarkar Academy Mumbai 203 all out (40 overs) Hampton School 187 all out (38.2 overs, Manuel 42) Hampton School’s cricketers launched an exciting run chase in pursuit of a formidable Vengsarkar Academy target in Mumbai this afternoon, but fell agonisingly short in the third match of their Indian tour. Chasing down an intimidating Academy total…
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Plucky bowling effort fails to prevent second defeat on India tour
Hampton School 114 all out (49.1 overs, Ford 29*) Jwala Academy Mumbai 122 – 5 (26.3 overs, Seth 3-34) Jwala Academy win by five wickets Hampton School’s 1st XI came up against a formidable Jwala Academy Mumbai eleven in the second match of their Indian tour, losing by five wickets. The tourists, who lost the…
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1st XI fall to frustrating defeat in India tour opener
Vengsarkar Academy Mumbai 185 all out (39.5 overs, Seth 3-15, Kiritharan 2-31) Hampton School 132 all out (31.4 overs, Avant-Smith 41) Vengsarkar Academy win by 53 runs A formidable total of 185 by the Vengsarkar Academy, Mumbai proved just too challenging for a spirited Hampton School side in the first match of their winter tour…